Practice Areas Overview

A Full-Service Flagstaff Law Firm with Deep Roots in the Community

Our Practice Areas

Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C. is a full-service law firm providing representation in all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, including business law, real estate, collections and personal injury. Our firm also concentrates in the specific areas of estate planning and probate, including wills, trusts and estate administration. We have significant experience representing a number of institutional clients in the areas of education, municipal and public law, in addition to maintaining a longstanding practice with Arizona tribal clients.

Wills, Trusts, Estates & Probate

Our firm assists clients in estate planning and administration, as well as probate proceedings, including contested matters when disputes arise. We aim to provide sound advice, clear guidance and economical solutions in the following areas:

Business & Corporate Law

Over the years, Magnum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C. has represented many Arizona businesses, handling all aspects of entity formation, transactions, employer-employee relations and more. We work side-by-side with our business clients to accomplish their objectives through comprehensive guidance as to legal risks and uncertainties. Our experience includes:

Breach of contract

Business contract and agreement preparation and review, including covenants not to compete, employment contracts, buy-sell agreements and shareholder agreements

Education Law

Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C. has been deeply involved in the practice of education law for more than 50 years. We represent numerous Arizona school districts and public and private educational institutions in virtually all aspects of their legal needs, including:

Elder Law

Figuring out the best course of action and planning for the future can be confusing and overwhelming, especially when a person or family is faced with issues related to aging or disability. At Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, we draw on a variety of legal tools and techniques to assist our clients, their families and loved ones, to evaluate options and develop a holistic plan tailored to meet their specific goals and objectives.

These may include:

traditional estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney);

insurance and public benefit eligibility planning;

long-term care concerns;

guardianship and/or conservatorship;

succession-of-care planning;

advocating for the client or patient¹s right to dignity and quality care.

As part of this process, we often collaborate with other professionals such as accountants, financial planners and advisors, medical experts, and benefit specialists, in order to develop and help our clients implement their short and long term goals.

We work hard to develop the most effective plan to meet our clients¹ needs, incorporating the elder or disabled person¹s rights, independence, and dignity to the greatest extent possible.

Tribal & Indian Law

Attorneys at our firm have litigated tribal and Indian law issues in Arizona’s state and federal courts, as well as the separate tribal courts of the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the White Mountain Apache Tribe, the Gila River Indian Community, and the San Carlos Apache Indian Community. We have advised and represented villages, individuals, tribal governments and boards, and tribal schools in the following matters:

Contracts and inter-governmental agreements

Administrative law, including interaction with state and federal agencies and departments

PRACTICE AREAS

The continuity and growth of Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C. since 1955 has been directed to serve the needs of its clients in Flagstaff and throughout all of Arizona. We emphasize a "Preventative Law" approach, and dedication to client respect in performing to the highest standards of professionalism and efficiency. The firm encourages continuing professional development and all attorneys and staff members regularly participate in continuing legal education, with members of the firm frequently invited to public speaking engagements and to lecture at legal seminars. The firm takes pride in the fact that most of its clients come through the referrals of satisfied clients and other attorneys.

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